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v Toy. l APPLICATION FILED APR. 26.1915.A

Patented A ug. 31, 1915.

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WESLEY J. Gaarne, or TBnMoN'roiv, Uran.

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Manises.

To all whom it maycoacera: Be it known that I, Wr `LEY J. CARTER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Tremonton, in the county ofBoxelder Vand State of Utah, have invented new and useul 1improvenientsin Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to toys, and has for an object to provide a cannonor projecting device for use in throwing projectiles.

The invention contemplates, among other features, a toy cannonconsisting of few and simple parts and which can be readily operated toeffectively projectV a ball or small projectile a considerable distanceand with considerable force.

In the further disclosure of\the invention reference is to be had to theaccompanying 'dra-wings, constituting .a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding .parts in allthe views, and in which: A

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cannon; Fig. 2 is a verticalvlongitudinal sectional view taken through the cannon; Fig. 3 is avertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1; andFig. 4 is a side elevation of the ram rod.

Referring more particularly tothe views, I provide a carriage 10 andwhich consists of a plurality of sections 11 that are suitably rivetedtogether to form a mounting for the cannon and include studs 12 on whichare mounted a plurality of wheels :13, the sections 11 each including arail portion 14 forming a taill piece 15 constituting a part of the baseof the cannon.

The cannon proper consists of a tubular body 16 formed with a bore 17and which has opposed trunnions 18 journaled in upstandiug bearings 19vJforming parts of the sections 11 of the carriage 10. Mounted to swingupon tne carriag 10 is a lever 20 having its inner end formed with apreferably rounded head 21 bearing against the undef(l side of the innerend of the body 1G, the cannon being adapted to bc raised or lowered forthe purpose ot sighting the same hy operating the rear or free end oithe lever. A spring 22is secured to the carriage and has a 'lree endbearing against the under side of the body 1G to normally hold thecannon proper at its greatestelewition and is exerted on thc rear end oithe lever'20 it will be appar that the front end of the cannoli propersage 35 in specification of Letters Patent.' Patented Aug. 31, `1915.Application mail April 26, 1915. Serial No. 23,994. i

be swung downwardly into a horizontal p0- sition or lower, as desired,'for the purpose of sighting the cannon.

Mounted to slide in the bore 17 is a plunger 23 formed with a rearwardlyextending projection 24 terminating in a hook 25, said pl-unger'beingengaged by a spring 26 arranged in the bore and bearing againstanannular seat or face 27 of the plunger. The plunger is guided in itsmovement in the looreV by having a pin or projection 28 extendingupwardly'therefr'om and operating in a groove 29 formed in the body'l,`said pin limiting the forward movement of the plunger by abuttingagainst one end of the'groove. y

The breech of the cannon proper is indicated by the numeral 30 andconsists of an end piece 31 suitably secured to the rear end of the'bodyby havingy suitable screws 32 passing through the body and intoindentations 33 in forwardly, extending lips 34 formed with the endpiece 31. The end piece is provided with a longitudinal paswhich issecured a spring 36 having an end thereof secured to and supporting 'altrigger 37, (a head end 38 of which projects exteriorly ofl the lbreechor end piece, with the inner endl of the trigger formed with a hook 39adapted to engagfaA holding the plunger in its rearward position, withthe spring compressed. The ram rod is nowY removed and a suitableprojectile (not shown) like is placed in the Jfront end of the cannonproper and rammed home/with' the ram rod so that the projectile willabut against the Jforward end of the plunger. ing down on the headed end38 ot' the trigger it will be seen that the forward end of the triggerwill be moved upwardly, thus disengaging the hook 39 from the hook 25and releasing the plunger so that it Will spring forward due to theaction of the spring 26, the forward movement of the plunger' beinalimited by the pin or projection 28 stril.'

the end wal! of the groove 2f), and it wi.. time ne seen that theforward impetus given.

in the nature of a ball or the.

Now by pressto the plunger by the spring 26 will shoot the projectileout of the front end or' the gun proper and project it a considerabledistance under the force received from the expanding action of thespring.

From the .foregoing description it will be apparent that the devicedescribed is of a simple.construction, consists of few parts that can bereadily operated by a child.

The cannon may be used in mimic warfare and in conjunction with a tortor the usual toy soldiers that children generally play with.

llaving thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A toy gun comprising a carriage, a gun body pivoted to swing on saidcarriage, a spring on the carriage and engaging the orun to normallyhold the same in elevation. a lever pi voted on the arriage, and a headon the innerend of the lever and engaging the gun body .for .swingingthe same against the action ot' said spring.

2. A gun comprising a carriage, a gun mounted to swing thereon, a.spring on said carriage and engaging said gun to normally hold the saineelevated, a plunger sli'dably mounted in said gun body and having a hookterminal, a cap closing one end of said gun, said cap having alongitudinal recess communi ating with the bore of said gun, a

spring pressed pivoted hook element adaptterminal of said guide andlimit the movement o said plunger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VESLEY J. CARTER, ll'itnesses JOSEPH JENSEN, JouN J. Snuanvar.

